ric

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"ric" is an Old English name element meaning "ruler" or "power," commonly found in Anglo-Saxon personal names.

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Old English name element
lexical element
morpheme
appearsInName Aldric NERFINISHED
Beorhtric NERFINISHED
Cenric NERFINISHED
Eadric NERFINISHED
Edric NERFINISHED
Godric NERFINISHED
Leofric NERFINISHED
Osric NERFINISHED
Wulfric NERFINISHED
Ælfric NERFINISHED
category Germanic theophoric and status elements in names
Old English onomastic element
cognateWith Gothic reiks
Old High German rīhhi
Old Norse ríkr
derivativeForm -ric
-rich
etymologicalRelation Old English rīce
influenced Middle English name elements ending in -ric
later English surnames ending in -rick
language Old English NERFINISHED
meaning power
ruler
morphologicalRole second element indicating status or power in personal names
partOf Germanic name-forming tradition
phonologicalFeature long ī vowel in Old English rīc(e)
positionInName final element
second element
relatedConcept kingship
political power
relatedModernEnglishWord -ric as in bishopric
rich
script Latin alphabet
semanticField authority
dominion
rule
timePeriodOfUse Anglo-Saxon period NERFINISHED
early medieval England
usedIn Anglo-Saxon personal names
Old English dithematic names

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Leofric hasNameElement ric